Vehicle



L. W. WRIGHT.

VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 18. 1919.

1,393,876. Patented Oct.- 13,1921.

[NI/ENTOR LUCY W. WRIGHT, OF ELKHART, INDIANA.

VEHICLE.

Application filed October 18, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUCY W. VVRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of Elkhart, county of Elkhart, Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to vehicles and especially to package carryingvehicles, although not necessarily limited to the latter.

An object of my invention is the production of a device for carryingarticles of various kinds, or packages of limited size, in which onehand of the operator may be employed for handling the vehicle. Anotherobject is the provision of an improved form of removable container for avehicle of the character described. Other objects of my invention arementioned and described herein.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the vehicle; Fig. 3 is an enlarged view in elevation ofthe foot or leg as indicated by the line 33 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is asection taken through the frame and container taken on the line 4.4: ofFig. 1.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like members throughout theseveral views on the drawing on which the numeral 1 indicates a frame orreach member which may be provided with a fork 2 at its forward end andwithin which fork a wheel 3 is mounted for rotation. The frame or reach1 may consist of a single piece of metal, or other suitable material,formed with a depending saddle portion 4 intermediate the handle 5 andthe portion 6, the latter being directly connected with the fork 2. The

reach member 1, exclusive of the fork 2, but including the saddle 4 andthe handle 5, is disposed in the plane of the wheel 3.

The handle 5 preferably lies in a plane above the frame portion 6 andthe saddle 4 to enable a pedestrian to readily grasp said handle forsupporting the vehicle and pro pelling it from the operators side. Thesaddle portion of the frame 1 may include the two upright members 7 and8 upon the lower end of the latter of which the spreading feet members 9and 10 may be mounted, said feet members being adapted to support theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

Serial No. 331,569.

vehicle in an upright position when it is at rest.

The numeral 11 indicates a container or receptacle which may be open atits top to receive articles, or packages, or material of any kind, forcarriage, and which may be made of metal or any other suitable material.The exterior of the container body may be provided with the guidechannels 12 and 13 on opposite sides thereof by securing thereto twopairs of spaced upright angle irons 1 1 and 1.5 in opposed relation.When thus provided with the channels 12 and 13 the container 11 may bereadily slid into the saddle 4 or removed therefrom by grasping thecontainer handles 16, 16 disposed on opposite sides thereof, the saddlemembers 7 and 8 being engaged by the container channels 12 and 13 whenso mounted thereon which prevents lateral displacement of saidcontainer, the container bottom resting upon the saddle bottom member.The channels 12 and 13 are preferably arranged in line with the centerof gravity of the con tainer so as to support the same in balancedposition in the saddle.

In operation, the container 11 being disposed below the plane of thehandle 5 the former always hangs vertically in balance and is spacedabove the ground or base upon which the operator may be traveling, thevehicle being easily supported and propelled by one hand of theoperator.

I claim:

1. In a vehicle, the combination with a wheel, of a reach mounted onsaid wheel and having a depending saddle disposed in the plane of thewheel, a handle on said reach, and a container carried by said saddle.

2. In a vehicle, the combination with a wheel, of a reach mounted onsaid wheel and having a depending saddle disposed in the plane of thewheel, a handle on said reach, and a container removably mounted in saidsaddle.

3. In a vehicle, the combination with a wheel, of a reach mounted onsaid wheel and having a depending saddle disposed in the plane of thewheel, a handle on said reach, a container mounted in said saddle, andmeans on the container to support the same in balanced position in thesaddle.

4. In a vehicle, the combination with a wheel,'of a reach mounted onsaid wheel and having a depending saddle disposed in the plane of thewheel, a handle on said reach, and a container having vertical channelsto removably engage the side portions of said saddle.

5. In a vehicle, the combination with a heel, of a reach mounted on saidwheel and having a depending saddle disposed in the plane of the wheel,a handle on said reach,

10 and a container having vertical channels to removably engage the sideportions of said saddle, said channels being arranged in line with thecenter of gravity of the'container for supporting the same in balancedposi tion in the saddle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afiiXed my signature this 16th dayof October, 1919.

LUCY w. WRIGHT.

